East Brunswick, NJ Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Schedule set by
- Department of Public Works regulation under § 114-7(A)
- Service area
- Residential dwellings in the Solid Waste District
- Not served
- Commercial, industrial, school and institutional properties
- Recycling
- Mandatory separation for all property types
- Hauler registration
- Expires July 1, renewal due by June 15
- Collection hours
- 5:00 AM to Sundown, Monday through Saturday
Summary
In East Brunswick Township, the Department of Public Works sets curbside collection sectors and dates by regulation under § 114-7(A). Residential dwellings get Township service, while commercial, industrial, school and institutional properties do not (§ 114-9), and every owner, lessee and occupant must separate recyclables from other solid waste (§ 114-24).
A. Collection sectors, together with the dates of collection, shall be established by regulation of the Department of Public Works. In the event of emergent situations, and inclement weather such as ice and snow storms, high winds and/or heavy rains, the Department may suspend, restrict or otherwise modify the provisions of this chapter. Should any of the above situations occur, collection for the service which was suspended will resume on the next regularly scheduled collection day.
Full Breakdown
Chapter 114 (Garbage, Refuse and Recyclables) of the East Brunswick Township Code builds the residential collection program around a Solid Waste District, defined as a designated area of the Township where solid waste is collected at curbside from each residential dwelling or unit. Under § 114-7(A), collection sectors and dates are established by regulation of the Department of Public Works, and the Department can suspend, restrict or modify service for ice and snow storms, high winds and heavy rains. Suspended service resumes on the next regularly scheduled collection day.
Who gets service: § 114-8 opens by addressing property owners and their agents, lessees, tenants or other occupants who wish to have their solid waste disposed by the Township. Section 114-9(A) says collection or disposal service for solid waste and recycling is not provided to commercial, industrial, school or institutional properties. Section 114-9(B) extends that to governmental properties (Federal, State and County), multiple dwelling complexes and medical facilities or offices, with an exception for offices in a residential structure that qualify under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-4 and for developments where the developer agreed to provide private garbage service in an approval.
What the Township collects: the Township holds a solid waste permit for Type 10 Municipal Waste, Type 13 Bulky Waste and Type 23 Vegetative Waste.
Mandatory recycling: § 114-24(B) makes it mandatory for owners, lessors, renters and occupants of residential dwellings, and of commercial, industrial and institutional properties, to separate recyclable materials from all other solid waste. Commercial, industrial and institutional properties negotiate with a private hauler or contractor under the Middlesex County District Recycling Plan (§ 114-24(C)).
Haulers: anyone in the business of collecting or transporting solid waste in the Township registers with the Director of Public Works (§ 114-2), registrations expire July 1 with renewals due by June 15 (§ 114-3), and registered haulers file tonnage reports quarterly with the Department of Public Works (§ 114-6). Collection vehicles operate from 5:00 AM to Sundown, Monday through Saturday (§ 114-5(B)). Collected waste goes to facilities designated in the Middlesex County Solid Waste Plan or by the State of New Jersey (§ 114-21).
Violations & Fines
Chapter 114 is enforced in Municipal Court on a complaint signed by the Recycling Coordinator, Code Enforcement Officer, Board of Health, Department of Public Works, Department of Parks or Department of Public Safety (§ 114-19). Fees for materials not placed correctly are fixed under § 114-15, and fees unpaid thirty (30) days after assessment become a lien against the property while services cease until full restitution (§ 114-18).
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